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Businessweek.com ranks Seattle America’s second best place to live. (AP file photo)...
Josh Kerns

Businessweek ranks Seattle #2 in best places to live

Seattle is America's second best, at least according to Businessweek.com, which ranked the city #2 in the nation on its annual list of best cities.
14 years ago
Both sides are talking tough as Boeing engineers prepare to count votes on a new contract offer. (A...
Tim Haeck

Boeing, engineers posturing over contract

Both sides are issuing threats as Boeing's union of engineers prepares to count votes Monday on the company's contract officer.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Parental alienation: Mental disorder or relationship problem?

The professional organization that decides such things has concluded that the controversial concept of "parental alienation" should not be included in an updated manual of mental disorders.
14 years ago
Jackson Roos, 12, died after he accidentally hung himself on a zipline in the backyard of his famil...
Brandi Kruse

Redmond boy hangs himself on family zipline

A 12-year-old boy is dead after he accidentally hanged himself on a zipline in the backyard of his family's home outside of Redmond, the King County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Auburn school bus crashes into power pole

A driver and 38 children riding in an Auburn school bus came out unscathed after a collision with a power pole around 3:56 p.m. on Wednesday.
14 years ago
The largest service change in the history of King County Metro begins this weekend and officials ha...
Brandi Kruse

Metro transit prepares for largest service change in history

The largest service change in the history of King County Metro begins this weekend and officials have warned riders to expect delays.
14 years ago
Animal control and veterinarians work on a horse after authorities seized dozens of horses from a p...
Brandi Kruse

39 horses seized from Pierce Co. property

Authorities have seized dozens of horses from a property near Graham after federal authorities discovered what appears to be a breeding operation.
14 years ago
Sometimes that grand gesture you have planned for the person of you dreams doesn’t end up exa...
Alyssa Kleven

Taking romantic risks with John Curley

John Curley met her on a train. His neck was sore from craning his neck to chat with her on the ride between New York and Philadelphia. He didn't have her phone number, or even her last name, but when they parted ways at the train station and he knew he wanted to see her again.
14 years ago
Stephanie Klein

West Seattle mystery hum continues

The strange hum in West Seattle is back and there's a new theory about the source.
14 years ago
Yancy Noll was shot and killed Aug. 31 as he sat in traffic on 15th Avenue N.E. (Facebook)...
Tim Haeck

Evidence links Seattle man to road rage killing

Detectives have lots of evidence linking a 29 year old Seattle man to an apparent road rage killing, including shell casings, bullets and a possible getaway car. What they don't have is a murder weapon or a motive.
14 years ago
A quarter of Americans say they want to put off purchasing a home until they know who the next pres...
Tom Kelly

Wait-and-see: Election has homebuyers on hold

A quarter of Americans say they want to put off purchasing a home until they know who the next president will be, according to a poll conducted on behalf of MortgageMarvel.com of more than 2,500 adults.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Investigation of Bellevue cops alleged bad behavior expected to take month

Three Bellevue police officers will have to wait to find out how they'll be punished for their unruly behavior before and during the Seahawks home opener last week.
14 years ago
PAWS is caring for a baby bobcat turned in by a Redmond woman. (Image courtesy PAWS)...
MyNorthwest.com

PAWS caring for baby bobcat found in Redmond

PAWS is caring for a baby bobcat turned in by a Redmond woman who spotted the animal outside her chicken coop.
14 years ago
Formal charges are expected Thursday against Danford Grant, a high-profile Seattle Attorney who is ...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Bail set at $3 million for attorney accused of massage parlor rapes

Bail has been set at $3 million for a man suspected in the sexual assaults of multiple women at massage parlors in Seattle and Bellevue.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

SPD officer investigated for getting physical with suspect in wife’s assault

A Seattle Police officer is being investigated after getting physical with a suspect who had just roughed-up his wife.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Downtown Seattle jewelry store robbery, shooting could have been worse

A shooting in downtown Seattle that followed a jewelry store robbery on Friday, could have been much worse, according to charging documents.
14 years ago
Noll was driving home from work and was stopped at NE 75th and 15th Avenue NE. A man in a silver BM...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle man charged with murder of Yancy Noll

The man suspected of shooting and killing Yancy Noll in a fit of road rage has been charged with Murder in the First Degree.
14 years ago
A man entered Lovers at 15000 block of NE 24th Street around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday and demanded cas...
MyNorthwest.com

Man robs Redmond sex store at gunpoint

Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a Redmond adult store at gunpoint.
14 years ago
Preston-based TalkingRain has gone from roughly $10 million to more than $100 million in sales over...
Brandi Kruse

As Jones Soda goes flat, Preston-based TalkingRain bubbles

As Seattle-based Jones Soda goes flat, another Northwest beverage company struggles to keep up with demand amid triple-digit growth.
14 years ago
An expanding recall of ground beef imported from Canada to the U.S. includes products sold at Alber...
Tim Haeck

Ground beef recall expanding

An expanding recall of ground beef imported from Canada to the U.S. includes products sold at Albertsons and the Save-A-Lot stores in Washington and Oregon.
14 years ago
Brandi Kruse

‘Tragic’ series of events led Seattle police to kill elderly man

Seattle Police say it was a tragic series of events that led officers to shoot and kill an elderly South Seattle man who suffered from dementia.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Bank robbery suspect shot in Stanwood

A suspect in a bank robbery in Stanwood was shot Tuesday morning.
14 years ago
The 90,000 Waste Management residential customers in Seattle who went without garbage or recycling ...
MyNorthwest.com

You get money back in garbage strike settlement

The 90,000 Waste Management residential customers in Seattle who went without garbage or recycling during the eight day strike in August will see a credit on their November bills.
14 years ago
There have been complaints that King County Sheriff Steve Strachan wore his uniform at a GOP picnic...
Tim Haeck

Complaint claims sheriff wore uniform while campaigning

The King County Sheriff might face sanctions for wearing his uniform while campaigning.
14 years ago